I don't think anyone has officially welcomed you to the forum. So, "Welcome"
For years I used wax rings and Crisco successfully but it was still a problem on hot days. (So, I guess you know that your idea to use it has placed you squarely in the center of my winner's circle) DD4life is right. No one makes wax rings of beeswax. But if you clean fastidiously it isn't a problem.
Someone earlier said Thompson's Bore Butter and I mean no disrespect to any one but as exclusively a revolver shooter, I hate the stuff. It smells like the shooter brought his favorite hooker along with him. I can't get it to stay put, no matter how much profanity I use.-
When he got out his binoculars, he saw all of the deer pinching their noses trying to get a far away as they could. (That's a lie, of course)
You can make your own cards with a punch kit from Harbor Freight at about ten bucks. Works best in a drill press.
It appears you are not opposed to doing things on your own and this is one place you can have a lot of fun and save a lot of money.
When I intend to keep a revolver loaded I add a card wad over the powder, then my lubed wad.
Any gook over the ball will be a magnet for dust and dirt, when carried for a while, which will scrub it's way down the barrel when fired.
I've been considering trying some on my rifle patches instead of using grape seed oil, but I think I'll try the ole Ballistol and water mix first.
Gatofeo's lube was found by said fellow, and it's a very old recipe.
2 parts paraffin, 2 parts mutton tallow, and 1 part beeswax.
If you can get to a gun show, I have seen guys who sell Ballistol at the gun shows. I looked at gun shows in western VA and did not see any but I dint look very hard.
I don't want to push, but a drill press is a nice thing to have.
Poor Man's drill press attachment for electric drills:
http://www.harborfreight.com/angle-d...ide-95622.html
For what it's worth I do sell pure beeswax 1# blocks and 4 oz tubs
Back in the day the settlers , pioneers and civil war era peoples.
Used different tallows based on what was available in their area.
Mountainmen were known to make tallow from bear fat and other
game.
Hog lard is basically just tallow as it is rendered in the same way.
Hog lard is readily available at most any grocery store.
As to the punches. You don't need to use a drill press. A hand held drill will work as well.
One thing I would suggest. Place a stout rubber mat under the felt to protect the cutting edge of the tool
One thing is that taking a cold gun into a warm house can get condensation inthe chambers. Use a soft padded gun case/tote and leave it in the cold. Put the gun in it before entering the warm house.
Using 777 powder the lube is smokeless type right? Smokeless lube is hard and withstands heat and cold.
Having a cap&baller loaded forlong periods a person can make lube pills that have a lot of paraffine wax to them if they need a grease cookie or lube pill.
Only a sure fire method of sealing the guns from moisture or rain or wet snow would satisfy me if I want the gun to fire when it's needed. That would be the nail polish or primer sealer for cardridges.